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The group, which is one of the UK's big six energy firms, blamed the decision on fierce competition in the sector and the government's price cap on default tariffs. National energy officer of the Unison union, Matt Lay, responded to npower's statement: "This is grim news and means an anxious few months for staff across the company". Consulte Mais Informação

The Caixin/Markit survey focuses mostly on smaller businesses. Readings below 50 indicate that manufacturing sector activity contracted during the month. -China trade deal. However, the country's manufacturing data came in below expectations. The PMI is a survey of companies in regards to the working surroundings. Consulte Mais Informação

Full year results from Unilever , which last year capitulated to shareholder pressure and scrapped plans to shift its headquarters to the Netherlands, are solid rather than spectacular. Analysts had expected better sales figures and Unilever shares were down 1.85 percent to 46.48 euros near the close of trade on Thursday. However, sales fell 5.1 percent to 51 billion euros ($58.5 billion) due to the divestment of the spreads division and exchange rate fluctuations, the company said. Consulte Mais Informação

British Prime Minister Theresa May considers the move "unacceptable", a spokesperson for the British leader told EL PAÍS. "Gibraltar is a full part of the United Kingdom family and this will not change due to our exit from the European Union", he said. Consulte Mais Informação

It will have a big impact on Japanese exports of cars to Europe and European Union exports of agricultural products like cheese to Japan. The EU will eliminate tariffs on 99 percent of imports from Japan. The agreement that comes into effect Friday will scrap almost all tariffs on products both sides trade in. Trade groups also welcomed the move. The Japanese government estimates these two trade deals will lift the nation's real gross domestic product by about 2.5 percent (about ¥13 ... Consulte Mais Informação

Vehicle production fell by 16 per cent past year, and exports dropped by 7.3 per cent, including 9.6 per cent in Europe and 24 per cent in China. "Overall, EU27 countries still accounted for the vast majority of United Kingdom exports (52.6%) - amounting to 650,628 cars", the SMMT pointed out. Consulte Mais Informação

Cain reportedly traveled to the White House on Wednesday to discuss the position. It was not immediately clear if Cain could survive a Senate confirmation hearing for the Federal Reserve post. Cain also has some experience with the Fed. As a presidential candidate, Cain was known for his "9-9-9" economic plan and for allegations of sexual harassment . Consulte Mais Informação

That's compared with a $311.5 million net gain in the previous quarter and a $675 million loss during the same period a year ago. "It is critical that we continue this trend so that we can keep increasing the affordability of Model 3 while retaining a sustainable level of profitability", the company said . Consulte Mais Informação

More than 50 orders are still outstanding. It is becoming clear that at these rates the A380 program is not viable and an Emirates re-commitment again to the A350 would be a major boost for that program. Airbus said Thursday it was in discussion with Emirates over a deal for 36 of its A380 jets made previous year, amid reports the Gulf carrier is considering converting some or all of the order to the smaller A350, potentially casting doubt on the future of Europe's superjumbo. Consulte Mais Informação

Total owns a 25% stake in the Glengorm field. The latest news comes after Total announced a major gas discovery on the Glendronach prospect on the west of Shetland in September past year. According to the press release issued by Total, the company's production in the United Kingdom comes primarily from the fields located offshore in three key zones, the Laggan-Tormore hub in the West of Shetland area where the Glendronach discovery was revealed a year ago, the Elgin/Franklin area in the ... Consulte Mais Informação

The American economy added 304,000 jobs in January. In January the unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 4% and is now close to lows unseen since the 1960s. Job creation has been a particularly strong suit for the economy. Gus Faucher, PNC bank's chief economist, said it was a "great" report . "Don't be surprised if we see something less robust". Consulte Mais Informação

Yet Lyft and Juno say they don't oppose the $15 minimum wage, but they believe the complex formula for calculating pay under the new law is overly burdensome. The TLC's calculations for minimum-wage pay equals $17.22 per hour, which includes $15-per-hour minimum wage and extra for drivers' gas and auto costs. Consulte Mais Informação

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded its recall on children's ibuprofen over worries that the medication may contain dangerously high drug concentrations, which could cause permanent kidney damage, among other symptoms. These products, typically intended for infants, are used as a pain reliever and fever reducer. At Family Dollar, it's sold under the "Family Wellness" label with the NCD 55319-250-23 and lot number 00717024A. Consulte Mais Informação

But the group wants the government to go further by forming a new regulatory authority and a "special investigation team" to look into the business models of major e-commerce players. The e-commerce firms would not be able to have a select few sellers on the platform in which they have stakes in, directly or indirectly. Moreover, delayed deliveries as a result of fewer vendors for the same product can impact customer experience significantly, pointed out K Vaitheeswaran, co-founder of ... Consulte Mais Informação

Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of close to $61.2 billion. Amazon stock was up almost 3 per cent Thursday evening and closed for the day at US$1,718.73 per share. In the fourth quarter, overall losses from global operations widened to $642 million, reversing a trend of improving profitability. Amazon posted another record profit last night as it beat Wall Street's fourth-quarter forecasts but gave investors cause for concern with a disappointing outlook. Consulte Mais Informação

He said he was being asked about the gains from the 2016 notes ban but the question should be put to the youth who gained from it. He also said that if the previous governments had to do the work that he has done so far, they would have needed "25 more years" for it. Consulte Mais Informação

The company said despite near-term graphic headwinds and revenue falling short of analysts' estimates for the fourth and current quarters, it is banking on its newest graphics and data center chips to bolster growth for the year. Q3 has always been the largest quarter for console sales, not Q4. Leading computer chip manufacturer, AMD recently announced its "highest profitability" in the past seven years. Consulte Mais Informação

Chen was caught red-handed taking photos inside a secure area of the Apple facilites and thousands of documents - including manuals and schematics - were found on his personal hard drive. Apple said in a statement that it took the protection of its technology "very seriously" and was cooperating with law enforcement, although it pointed all questions to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Consulte Mais Informação

Gas utilities have asked several businesses to slash energy consumption during the compressor station outage. Consumers Energy has issued an urgent appeal to its natural gas customers in southeast MI to turn down the thermostat to 65 degrees or lower to conserve gas, after a fire Wednesday morning shut down its compressor station in Macomb County. Consulte Mais Informação

Zuckerberg also provided a few examples as to why users would want a combined service, highlighting awkward cases where someone might use the marketplace feature on Facebook , but then have to jump over to WhatsApp for messaging. The company instead reported $16.9 billion in revenue and a $2.38 per share profit. Shares of the social media network rose almost 12 percent to $168 in trading before the bell on Thursday, with at least 17 analysts raising their price targets on the stock. Consulte Mais Informação

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